Listen: Nas Drops ‘Life’s A Bitch (Arsenal Mix)’ From ‘Illmatic XX’

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By: John Kennedy/ March 31, 2014

Nas’ universally lauded classic Illmatic is inching closer and closer to hitting its 20th year, and as an early birthday gift to us, a remix of the AZ collaboration “Life’s A Bitch” is available for playback.

Premiering on SPIN, the Def Jef- and Meach Wells-produced track appears on Illmatic XX, a remastered, repackaged version of Nas’ maiden masterpiece that adds rare and previously unreleased demo tracks on a bonus disc. The collection is slated to drop April 15 via SONY Legacy, but in the meantime, you can preorder the release on iTunes.

How does “Life’s A Bitch (Arsenal Mix)” stack up to the original? You never know… unless you press play, below.

Illmatic XX track list:

Disc 1: Remastered original album
1. The Genesis
2. N.Y. State Of Mind
3. Life’s A Bitch
4. The World Is Yours
5. Halftime
6. Memory Lane (Sittin’ In Da Park)
7. One Love
8. One Time 4 Your Mind
9. Represent
10. It Ain’t Hard To Tell